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2011 Subaru Coupe

Unit91RS — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:41:11 GMT

http://jalopnik.com/5381770/2011-sub...the-ring-again

It'll be interesting to see what they can do with it as a two door again

Autonomous Audi for next years hill climb

mattlikespeople — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:06:24 GMT

Stanford’s New Robotic Audi TTS Knows How To Drift, Will Tackle Pikes Peak Next Year | BotJunkie

looks badass!

LFA officially unveiled

mattlikespeople — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:06:32 GMT

streetdrift.net: Lexus officially unveils new LFA supercar in Tokyo

at a glance the car looks good but examining it close makes me feel it's not a very well designed car. it's like the proportions or something just isn't QUITE right. Cant argue with that sound though. Smaller displacement v10 ftw :D

Nissan GTR Launch Control Warranty Issue Resolved

Soup — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:04:34 GMT

Nissan GTR Launch Control Warranty Issue Resolved | PriceWheels Blog

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Nissan GTR Launch Control Warranty Issue Resolved

Sep 20th, 2009 by Ross Edwards
It was widely reported that the giant killer Nissan GTR had some issues with regards to the durability of its transmission and Nissan�s willingness to honor warranty claims when the car�s electronics had been put in a specific configuration. That configuration happened to be the only way an owner could achieve the performance numbers like 0-60 and 1/4 mile times Nissan used to advertise the car.

This was a huge blow to the GTR�s credibility. What good is an $80,000 car that can outrun $200k supercars if it will break when used as advertised and the carmaker won�t stand behind it? Not much good, and Internet message boards erupted in hate for the GTR when the news of its fragility spread.

Nissan fixed the problem for its second model year by updating the computer and transmission, but customers who purchased the first run of GTRs thought these problems should never have come up on an $80,000 car and filed a lawsuit. According to Autoblog, as part of the settlement of that lawsuit, Nissan will upgrade all GTRs to the newer specifications for free. Nissan will also reset the warranty on any GTR to five years/60,000 miles when the upgrade is performed.

Now that Nissan has fixed the GTR�s launch control problems and is upgrading cars for free, will the GTR be recognized as a legitimate budget supercar? Or has its reputation been ruined by the problems with the first cars?

So they'll upgrade your transmission for free and reset your warranty, anyone know what it runs with the VDC on?

LSA Powered Z/28 coming

Memphis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:31:29 GMT

"GM design chief Ed Welburn confirmed to us at the Frankfurt Show that the Camaro Z28 program is back on track. As we reported back in April, the Z28 was basically completed, with the design signed off, but the final engineering and certification work was put on hold as GM's financial situation spun out of control.

With GM now out of bankruptcy, the Z28 program has been restarted. Why? Insiders say the Z28 business case now makes sense because the new UAW contracts have reduced the labor costs on the car to the point where GM feels it can price it competitively -- and far enough away from Corvette. That's the good news. The bad news is EPA certification and GM durability requirements mean the Z28 is unlikely to go on sale until late 2011.

Our images are very close to the final signed-off design, based on photos of a scale clay model we've seen. Key details to note are the deeper front bumper fascia, with larger front aperture under the grille and the spotlights mounted in deep vents on either side. The Z28 also gets a different grille mesh compared with that of a standard Camaro.

At the rear is a taller lip spoiler that runs the full width of the car. A new rear-bumper fascia features a deeper section with integrated exhaust outlets. The wheels are 20-inchers with an aggressive "tuning-fork" five-spoke pattern.

A new hood features a large, forward-facing scoop. Underneath is the 6.2-liter supercharged LSA V-8 that also powers the Cadillac CTS-V. As we have already confirmed, this is quite a powerplant, delivering 556 horsepower at 6100 rpm and 551 pound-feet of torque at 3800 rpm.

The near-4300-pound CTS-V thunders from 0 to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds and nails the quarter mile in 12.3 seconds (automatic) or 12.4 seconds (manual). Top speed is limited to 175 mph in the auto (to preserve the tranny), but the manual will storm to an autobahn-melting 193 mph. As the Z/28 will weigh 200 to 300 pounds less than the CTS-V, it may nail 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and run the quarter in the very low 12s. This Z28 could be the fastest Chevy ponycar since the legendary ZL-1-powered COPO 9560 Camaros built 40 years ago.

The Z28 is likely to only be available with a six speed manual transmission, unless GM can piggyback some of the car's certification on work already done for the CTS-V to get the automatic into the range at low cost."

Chevrolet Camaro Z28 is GO! - Motor Trend